Sir William Alexander Bustamante is widely regarded as the country's first Prime Minister, since he served from the day of independence until February 27, 1967. The Jamaican flag is black and ...

6 August is Jamaica Independence Day as it was on this day that the Parliament of the United Kingdom signed the Jamaica Independence Act, ending British rule of the Caribbean island. The Queen ...

Happy Birthday Jamaica – 56 today! Well, technically it's a bit older than that but today is Jamaican Independence Day, celebrating the fact that on this day in 1962, the Caribbean island was granted ...

A crowd gathered for photos on Jamaica Independence Day in 1962 (Picture: Archive Photos/Getty Images) Founder of the Jamaican People’s National Party, Norman W Manley joined the Independence ...

Mr. CHRIS MICHAEL(ph): Chris Michael, Kingston, Jamaica. We're at - and it's an independence day, you know, it's - and now we own our own stuff and we're emancipating ourselves from, you know ...

A free event celebrating Jamaican Independence Day is set to take place on Saturday in Bridgeport. Organizers say the 61st annual Independence Day celebration will include food, entertainment and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. New York (PIX11) It’s a festive time ...

members of Brandon’s Jamaican community celebrated the 62nd Jamaican Independence Day on Tuesday. As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are working harder than ever to ...